My state just shut down?

el_mn_op

el_mn_op

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Minnesota's out of business, I guess. I have yet to see any significance, though...any of you educated political people know more about this?
 
the US government almost shut down recently from the same thing, and apparently its the second time in 6 years its happened in MN, things will be fine
 
I work for the state so I lost my job. My mom and dad also both do so our family is without pay until they fix it.
 
Damn really?

None of the metro news stations have said shit about the shutdown.

and what about these storms, doncha know
 
you lost your job?? i thought it was just that state workers that aren't necessary stop working until things are fixed.

The real amusing thing is that when the whole country almost shut down, congress was going to continue to get payed, while the armed forces wasn't.
 
But it sucks because stillwater lift bridge is always up now

just as long as i can go to canada im fine
 
One stupid law in Minnesota is that if the government (republican control) can't agree on something by a specific date, the gov. whill shut down. Which happened, now republicans just gave up the fight and don't want to deal with it anymore, which is retarded. People need to start spending before minnesota falls off the united states into canada. anaarchyyy
 
yea it happened a few years back.. woke up one morning and was driving down the interstate and all the rest areas and public parks had like road closed signs on em.
 
Unfortunately they said they were critical so the cops still get to work. Which is actually probably good with it being 4th of July weekend though
 
Except I do not want to be killed by a drunk driver when im on my motorcycle and this weekend is notorious for that...
 
This perfectly displays the travesty of American politics.

Now they have not only jeopardized the families of citizens who were counting on their jobs for income, but they have now jeopardized businesses counting on the disposable income! If there is one way you can certainly hurt the economy without question, it is to suspend jobs currently active in an already outrageous unemployment rate. Not to mention, the process they are handling the deficit in Minnesota is only going to exacerbate it. I have never been so disappointed in how the government has been run from both parties than in the past decade. It puzzles me how people in such a highly prized elected position can be so obtuse and inane.

Now we have demagogues like Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann gaining national notoriety for repeating regressive simplistic ideas. I really hope that we as a generation can look at this and realize how incredibly childish all of this is.
 
Minnesota has two seasons: winter and road work, gov't shutdown = no roadwork...

+vibes to all the people who "lost" their job during this, can't go camping, and maybe don't even have a place to stay because the homeless shelters are down too.

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Depends how long it takes to come up with an agreement on the budget. Some people think it will be 2 weeks some think maybe 2 months.

^and I think I heard that homeless shelters are going to stay open, I know that welfare, unemployment and all that is for sure so I think those would too.
 
why? the only bad thing is the skiing. whenever people move away almost all of the time they are shocked about how much more rude/mean people are compared to Minnesota.
 
it sucks soo much. the only reason we are in this (from what ive heard, correct me if im wrong) is because the republicans dont want to tax the wealthy. the deadline was originally may 22 or something like that and now we have closed state parks for july 4th weekend, people out of jobs, money being lost by closing the state parks, and other stuff. im really pissed about this. i love mn and all but our govt is just crap.
 
if you thought republicans were bad on the national level...

GOP State Shutdown Position: "Our guys, obviously,...

by: TwoPuttTommy

Fri Jul 01, 2011 at 09:16:11 AM CDT

... are very comfortable with where we are."

Say WHAT??!?

"Our guys, obviously, are very comfortable with where we are." -- House Speaker Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove -- 30 June 2011, 8:30pm

Well, actually that's true - because "their guys" are The Top 2% of wage earners; their guys are their Boardroom Base; their guys are the guys this recession hasn't even hit.

Here's Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton explaining last night exactly why the GOP chose to shut down the great state of Minnesota today:

"I cannot accept a Minnesota where people with disabilities lose part of the time they are cared for by personal care attendants so that millionaires do not have to pay $1 more in taxes.

I cannot accept a Minnesota where young people cannot afford the rising tuitions at the University of Minnesota or a MnSCU campus, so that millionaires do not have to pay $1 more in taxes.

I cannot accept a Minnesota where elderly widows are denied the at-home services that permit them to remain healthy and able to live in their own homes. Or a Minnesota where local governments have to further slash their firefighter and police forces. Or a Minnesota where special education is being cut, so that millionaires do not have to pay $1 more in taxes. That is not Minnesota." - Governor Mark Dayton, 30 June 2011

GOP: "Our guys, obviously, are very comfortable with where we are."

Governor Dayton: "I cannot accept a Minnesota where (fill in GOPer slash 'n burn) so that millionaires do not have to pay $1 more in taxes."

Will you stand for the GOP's Boardroom Base, which includes "guys" like Target Corp CEO Gregg Steinhafel?

Or will you stand with the workers in the middle class?

Pick your side, Ladies and Gentlemen - pick your side.

http://mnprogressiveproject.com/diary/9533/gop-state-shutdown-position-our-guys-obviously
 
because the only qualifier for the positions is how much dough they hold. no longer puzzled? you're welcome
 
Oh wow thanks so much for the enlightenment. It was a rhetorical question which I further answered in my post but uh thanks for your time?
 
such a line of bullshit.

bitch and moan, bitch and moan. talk about cops and teachers, and college tuition. there is NOTHING of substance in what Governor Dayton said.

"stand with the workers and the middle class"? can i hear a "Workers of the world unite"?

such absolute bullshit and pathetic attempts to inflame peoples emotions.

whats even more repugnant about this whole debacle is my 9yo sister has it figured out. "we should make the rich pay to fix the state" (verbatim)

there has been a media blitz here preaching those same meaningless platitudes and showing pictures of little johnnys 1st grade teacher.

per capita MN is already the 6th highest taxed state in the country. but who am i kidding? its ok to steal from the rich.

the thought process that says its ok to take more and more property by force if its done with the tax code scares the shit out of me.
 
wow, this all seems fairly fucked up shit to be happening in a first world country. Glad I live in canada!
 
I will correct you, because you are absolutely wrong. Republicans DO want to tax the rich. In fact, they want to tax the rich more than any other economic class. They simply don't want to increase the already highest rate of taxation to even higher levels.

Besides, the house and senate passed a budget but it gets referred to as the "republican shutdown" after Dayton vetoes it? Sure, that makes sense...
 
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